PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Brochini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Palermo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Brochini
vs
Palermo

179 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giovanni Brochini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vinny Palermo!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palermo stuffs the takedown attempt from Brochini. Brochini gets slowly back to his feet.
Palermo is looking to clinch.
Brochini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palermo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palermo fails to land with a series of punches.
Palermo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brochini moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Brochini clinches.

Brochini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palermo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brochini shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Palermo as he avoids it easily.
Palermo swats away the attempt to clinch by Brochini.
Palermo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brochini circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palermo wants to clinch up but Brochini keeps it at a distance.
Palermo throws a series of punches but Brochini avoids them all with ease.
Palermo tries to clinch but Brochini moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Palermo.

It looks like Giovanni Brochini has been cut.
Brochini fails with the takedown
and Palermo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giovanni Brochini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brochini changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Palermo tries to avoid it but Brochini manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Palermo to the ground. Palermo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brochini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Palermo clinches up with Brochini and pushes him back against the cage.
Brochini drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Palermo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Palermo wants to get back to striking at distance but Brochini won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palermo is trying to force a seperation but Brochini has the dominant position.
Palermo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Palermo is trying to force a seperation but Brochini has the dominant position.
Palermo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palermo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Palermo has had enough of the clinch but Brochini keeps him there for the moment.
Brochini leaning against his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Palermo.

Palermo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brochini tries to clinch up.

Brochini has taken the fight to the clinch.
Palermo is trying to force a seperation but Brochini has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brochini tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brochini changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Palermo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Palermo throws a body punch but Brochini moves out of range.
Palermo looks to land a combination but Brochini avoids it well.
Brochini fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brochini shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Palermo as he jumps to the side.
Brochini tries to clinch up.
Palermo tries to clinch there but Brochini circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palermo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Palermo throws a nice looking combination but Brochini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Palermo feints a jab promting Brochini to slip. Palermo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brochini slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Palermo slips under a jab.
Brochini wants to clinch.
Palermo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palermo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brochini.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Palermo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Brochini's cut.
That's time! Brochini's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Palermo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brochini shoots in but Palermo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Palermo doesn't manage to clinch there - Brochini circles away.
Brochini misses with a jab to the body

and Palermo counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Brochini!

Brochini is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Palermo escapes and gets back to his feet.
Palermo throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Brochini colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Palermo as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Brochini is left battered and dazed whilst Palermo and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinny Palermo!